[elky] Craftsman rachets....
Well I have a bunch of their stuff and allot of their rachets. I took one in yesterday to exchange it cause it was slipping really bad and causing the well known Craftsman bloody knuckles. I take them apart and clean and oil them when they start to cause problems. So took this little 1/4" rachet in and got a new one. It's the 44807 rachet and very popular, I have may of them and who doesn't.
So the clerk gives it to me with a reciept and we head home. So I get home and i'm on the computer and I pull it out of my jacket pocket and check to see how it clicks. Works perfect for tightening. Flick the lever over to loosen and it slips in my finger tips. What a piece of crap... I am so tired of their crap quality. I have rachets that I have bought at Harbor Freight that are made in China that I have never had a problem with but when it comes to this american made stuff it's pure garbage.
Todays plan maybe... depending on weather.. Is to go to the junk yard and look for a few things for me and some for Jared and others.. I asked Geri if she wanted to go and she did and even the daughter(14) wants to come (weird...). So I think I'll swing by the sears by there and return this piece of garbage. Maybe I can get them to upgrade it to a better rachet.... Or maybe I should buy some more at Harborfreight cause they have never slipped once.
So is it just me that notices that Craftsman tools are cheaply made? I haven't gotten into how their open end wrenches roll around bolts.... 




                      Robert Adams



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